Table 2.

Interview statement themes and sub-themes in focus group discussions among low-income adult residents (n 28) of three affordable housing communities in Washington, DC, USA

Theme	Sub-theme	Definition	Focus groups referenced
Perceptions of farmers’ markets	Knowledge	Existing knowledge about local farmers’ markets (e.g. location, hours)	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Current participation	Current use of local farmers’ markets	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Benefits	Perceived advantages of shopping at farmers’ markets	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Barriers	Perceived disadvantages of shopping at farmers’ markets	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
Perceptions of CSA	Benefits	Perceived advantages of enrolling in a CSA programme	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Barriers	Perceived disadvantages of enrolling in a CSA programme	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Questions/concerns	Issues participants would want clarified before they would be willing to enrol in a CSA programme	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
Need/interest in additional programming	Nutrition education	Interest in nutrition-related programming	Amharic, English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Non-nutrition education	Interest in programming unrelated to nutrition	Amharic, English
	Qualities of programming	Preferred characteristics of desired programming	English, Spanish, Older Adults
	Perceived barriers	Perceived roadblocks to beginning new programmes	English, Spanish, Older Adults
Current health knowledge and behaviours	Dietary behaviours	Information about current eating habits	Amharic, English, Older Adults
	Health recommendations	Suggestions on how to improve health	English
	Health concerns	Most salient health concerns for self and family	English, Older Adults

CSA, community-supported agriculture.